Need another word that means the same as “confidant”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “confidant” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Confidant” are: intimate, close friend, bosom friend, best friend, close associate, companion, crony, familiar, second self
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “confidant” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| best friend | Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978. |
| bosom friend | A person’s breast or chest. |
| close associate | The temporal end; the concluding time. |
| close friend | The last section of a communication. |
| companion | A star, galaxy, or other celestial object that is close to or associated with another. The small hot and compact companion of Sirius was discovered in 1915. |
| crony | A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. He went gambling with his cronies. |
| familiar | (in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope’s or bishop’s household. Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts. |
| intimate | Someone to whom private matters are confided. His circle of intimates. |
| second self | The gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle. |
| acquaintance | Acquaintances considered collectively. The pupils had little acquaintance with the language. |
| belief | Any cognitive content held as true. The medieval system of fervent religious belief. |
| believe | Follow a credo have a faith be a believer. The superintendent believed Lancaster s story. |
| believing | The cognitive process that leads to convictions. Seeing is believing. |
| buddy | A person who befriends and helps another with an incapacitating disease, typically AIDS. I decided to buddy up to them. |
| companionship | The state of being with someone. The love and companionship of marriage. |
| comradeship | The company and friendship of others with common aims. His greatest joy came from comradeship with others in the team. |
| confiding | Willing to tell someone about a secret or private matter and trust them not to repeat it to others. First she was suspicious then she became confiding. |
| credibility | The quality of being convincing or believable. The government s loss of credibility. |
| credible | Able to be believed; convincing. Completely credible testimony. |
| credo | A creed of the Christian Church in Latin. He announced his credo in his first editorial. |
| credulity | Tendency to believe readily. Moneylenders prey upon their credulity and inexperience. |
| dedication | A ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose. The dedication of a new city church. |
| faith | Loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person. Keep the faith. |
| faithful | Those who are faithful to a particular religion or political party. Employees who had notched up decades of faithful service. |
| friend | Add someone to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website. He settled for that old friend the compensation grant. |
| interdependent | (of two or more people or things) dependent on each other. We in Europe are all increasingly interdependent. |
| interpersonal | Relating to relationships or communication between people. You will need good interpersonal skills. |
| intimacy | An intimate remark. He acquired an intimacy with Swahili literature. |
| intimate | Involved in a sexual relationship. He touched her intimate parts. |
| loyal | Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison. Loyal service. |
| mate | South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. My best mate Steve. |
| mutuality | A reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups. Co operation has been based on the principle of mutuality. |
| neighbor | Live or be located as a neighbor. Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas. |
| sociality | The tendency to associate with others and to form social groups. Mammals as a class are not strong on sociality. |
| trust | A body of trustees. They don t like to trust their money to anyone outside the family. |
| trusted | (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence. A sure or trusted friend. |
| trustful | Inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust. Great brown eye true and trustful. |
| trusting | Showing or tending to have a belief in a person’s honesty or sincerity; not suspicious. It is foolish to be too trusting of other people. |
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